52.6% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Arm · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Arm
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of residents in South Arm have finished Year 12, a figure that is well above the Tasmanian average. This is a relatively well-educated area where nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. These levels of schooling and higher education place the area above most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.6% of people have completed Year 12, which is well above the Tasmanian figure but well below the national average. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 28.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Arm, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.4% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34% of residents.
23.4% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In South Arm, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 15%. Society and culture (14.3%) and management and commerce (13.5%) also feature prominently.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the average school size is much lower. There is one government primary school within 3 km, which has a school advantage score much higher than most areas.
6.71
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
69
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Arm
1 school — 69 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| South Arm Primary School, South Arm | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 69 | 1,060 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60611/south-arm/topic/education